poss midwest wrench fest?????

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john290xj

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Well heres the story ,My junk is in need of a new power plant. and Im lookin for an engine would this qualify for a mwc wrench fest if so dinner will be on me,located in streamwood,il.Ill keep anyone who is interested posted.Oh, and one more thing I guess my membership is now official or will be as soon as my info comes in the mail.Once again thanx guys for the fun at winterfest.
john
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john290xj said:
Well heres the story ,My junk is in need of a new power plant. and Im lookin for an engine would this qualify for a mwc wrench fest if so dinner will be on me,located in streamwood,il.Ill keep anyone who is interested posted.Oh, and one more thing I guess my membership is now official or will be as soon as my info comes in the mail.Once again thanx guys for the fun at winterfest.
john
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have you found a motor yet? I have a spare 4.0 out of an 87 xj I would be willing to part with, it ran when it came out , but it had a lot of miles. I was planning on rebuilding it and putting it my xj, but I am thinking of going a different route. I want a newer engine with more aluminium and less cast iron!
 
Jeeper84 said:
I have an eager set of hands!
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I'll let Jeeper84 lend you a "hand". :spin1: On the other "hand", I have no mechanical skills whatsoever, But, I can pass a wrench or two. Keep me posted.

...BOB
 
I might be able to squeeze some more life out of it but Im weighing options I can get a 4.0 from work for 1500 long block or napa for 1425 or maybe build a stroker ?And again guys thanx for the offers to help like I said Ill keep people posted oh and streamwood is near elgin and schaumburg .

john
 
No... This is a cardboard cutout of a 4.7 stroker in my basement...

any day now...

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:D
 
Jeeper84 said:
I bet you'd like that, Mr. "Bikewithnoseat." Whenever you're done sittin'/ridin' maybe Gil will let ya borrow his stroker. My hands are for wrenchin'!
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Only the wife and misc ghetto rats are allowed to experience my stroker...

The engine on the other hand...

is not complete yet..
 
john290xj said:
and youve done this ?
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When my wifes '01 4.0L went south in her Jeep I got a replacement from a yard. The base price of the motor was $575 and it only had 23K on it. I wound up buying a lifetime (yes lifetime) warranty, the price for the motor with the warranty was $850. The base price includes a 90 day. You can buy 1 year, 2 years, or lifetime. It is a $125 increase for each upgrade in warranty. Anyway, at $575 for a low mileage late model motor I couldn't beat it.

The only bad part of the motor and warranty is their location to you, (Appleton WI). But check out www.car-part.com and do a search in your area. The 4.0 came in Wranglers, Cherokees, and Grands so there are a ton of them out there and many with low miles for cheap.

Depending when and if you do the exchange I may be able to provide some assistance and tools.

B
 
Im compiling a plan may be out of work ,but if not Ithink im gonna go ahead and get a reman unit Once again if Ill keep people informed that are interested in lendin a time or hands
thanx again guys
john
 
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